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Meat Loaves with Green Beans
STA R T TO F IN IS H
22 minutes
B U D G E T $ 3 .2 5 p e r S e rv in g
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BY
PEG SMITH PHOTOS ANDY LYONS RECIPES JILL MOBERLY FOOD STYLING JILL LUST
MINI MEAT LOAVES WITH
GREEN BEANS
1
egg, lightly beaten
1
cup purchased pasta sauce
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cup fine dry bread crumbs
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cup fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped if large
1
lb. lean ground beef
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cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz.)
1
12-oz. pkg. fresh green beans, trimmed
1
Tbsp. olive oil
Crushed red pepper (optional)
1.
Preheat oven to 450°F. Bring a m edium saucepan of salted wafer to
boiling. In large bowl com bine egg,
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2
cup of the pasta sauce, bread crum bs,
2 tablespoons of the basil, and
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teaspoon
sa lt.
Add beef and
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2
cup of
the cheese; m ix well. Divide beef m ixture in four equal portions. Shape
each portion in a 5 1
/2x2-inch oval. Place on 15xl0xl-inch baking pan.
Spoon on rem aining pasta sauce and sprinkle w ith rem aining cheese.
Bake 15 m inutes or until internal tem perature registers 160°F.
2.
M eanwhile, cook green beans in boiling salted w ater for 10 m inutes.
Drain; toss w ith 1 tablespoon olive oil and red pepper. Serve w ith m eat
loaves. Sprinkle all w ith rem aining basil leaves.
SERVES 4.
EACH SERVING
496
cal,
2 9
gfat (
12
gsat. fat),
145
mgchol,
742
mg. sodium,
25
g
carbo,
5
gfiber,
34
gpro. D aily Values:
29
% vit. A,
26
% vit. C,
30
% calcium,
27
% iron.
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS FEBRUARY
2009
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